Sanitary garbage-receiver.



A. E. LANG.

SANITARY GARBAGE RECEIVER.

APPLICATION FILED mm, 1915.

Patented 00t.19, 1915.

4 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

A. E. LANG.

SANITARY GARBAGE RECEIVER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1915.

Patented 001;. 19, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

- COLUMBIA PLANouRAPH CO..WASH|NOTON, D. c.

* UNITED sr 'i-ns PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY ED. LANG, or BUFFA O, NEW YORK.

' SANITARY eARBaeE-nEcErvnR.

To all whom, itrmay concern:

Be it known that I, A THONY E. LAnG, a

citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, county of Erie,andState of New, York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSanitary Garbage -'Receivers; and I do hereby declare the follow ing tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswillenable others skilled in the art to which it ap'pertams to make and usethe same;

This invention relates to receivers for garbage and the'like, and aimsto provide such a receiverof the sanitary type having the novel featuresof construction hereinafter set forth.

In its preferred form, the improved garbage receptacle or receivercomprises ,an outer casing designed to receive an inner receptacle ofpaper or like destroyable material, the construction of' the casingbeing such that the inner paper receptacle maybe easily removed andreplaced. This is preferably accomplished by providinglahinged sectionor door on the casing which, when opened, permits'the paper receptacleand its contents to be withdrawn from the casing laterally, therebyobviating the necessity of lifting the receptacle and its contents fromthe casing, which action would be likely to result in tearing thereceptacle.

The invention further consists in'associating deodorizinganddisinfecting means with thercasing andproviding avalved orclosureequipped hopper to direct the garbage or other refuse into theinner paper receptacle.

' The invention contemplates certain other may be obtained; Fig. 3 isavertical section taken through the center of the. complete receivershowing theinner paper receptacle in positionwithin the casing; Fig. 4:is an under side view of the removable top of the casing; Fig. 5 is adetail horizontal sectional iew a n gh 9x 9 ott g miei e deodorantcontainers; andFig. 6 is a perspectlve vlew of a carrylng device whichmaybe employed to'c'arry the paper recep tacle and'its contents when thesame is removed from the casing, being devlce. I 7

Referring particularly to Fig, 1, the outer casing is denoted generallyby the reference character 1, preferably of metal, and comprises asuitable base structure 2, to which a body portion 3 may be secured,such as by means of rivets, bolts or the like 4., The body portion 3 ispreferably made cylindrical in shape and may be conveniently made ofsheet metal. It is longitudinally divided i v v the paper receptacleSllQWIIlD. the figure in the carrying Specification of Letters Patent. PtentedOct. 19, 1915. Application filed January 9, 19 1}; 1 SeriaLNo.1,273.

into two sections, as clearly shown in'Fig. 1, one section beinghingedlyassociated with the other. In the present instance, thesectlon 5'1 shingedly' connected with the other section by means of suitable hinges6.- In a this way, the section 5 constitutes aswinging door, which, whenopened, permits free access to the interior of the casing.

The meeting. edges of thetwo sections are preferably constructed asshown in Fig. 2,

c to produce a tightclosureand a firmrinterlock between themeetingedges, when the "door is. closed This is accomplished bybending'the sheet metal at the edge of the stationary se'ction'back uponitself several timesto provide a vertical recess 7 to receiveacorr'esponding edge portion ofthe door 5. 1 The sheet metalat theedgeof the door is also-preferably bent'back uponitself several times toprovide a projecting strip 8, the folds in the metal at the edge ofbothsections being so related-that" as:the door is closed, theflstrip ofmetal 8 provided on the door will beforced'into the spec e9 betweentheseveralfolds of the-metal, as

clearly. shown in 2.. The size of the space 7 is such that the stripJSwill fit tightly therein, and when said strip isforced into the'recess,it. will be retained, therein, thus resulting in an interlock betweenthe parts and an efiicient' closure.

Thecasing is designed to receive an inner destroya'ble receptacle 9(Figs. 3 and 6), which is preferably made of stiff paper;

The paper .receptacle9 provided with a sitioned within the casing, theclosure 10 is'bent back to lie outside of the, receptacle between thewall of the same and the wall of the casing 1, as clearly shown in Fig.3. The receptacle 9 is readily positioned by first opening the door 5 ofthe casing, and then slipping the receptacle laterally 'into place. ofthe casing positioned.

The top or cover, in its preferred form, is provided with a peripheralflange 11 which slips over the upper peripheral edge of the casing 1,and thereby holds the door 5 in its closed position. The top is providedwith a hopper 12, the opening at the base of which is normally closed bya gate or closure 13. This closure is pivotally mounted in the top at 14by rigidly connecting the gate 13 to a bolt or the like 15, which passesthrough the top and is provided at its upper end with a knob orthumb-nut 16,

whereby the gate 13 may be swung in a horizontal plane about the aXis ofthe bolt 15 to open or close the hopper. The free end of the gate 13 ispreferably supported and guided in a depending guide 17 secured to theunder side of the top. This guide has an opening 18 to receive aprojecting guiding portion 19 of the closure 13. By this structure, itis obvious that when the paper receptacle is in its proper positionwithin the casing, the garbage or other IefllSGIHELY be deposited in thepaper receptacle by first opening the gate or closure 13 of the hopper,and then dumping the refuse into the hopper. V

The casing preferably has associated therewith, suitable means forcontaining a germicide and deodorant. In the present instance, twoperforated arcuate and cylindrical containers are removably secured tothe under side of the top. These containers are shown at 20 in Figs. 3and 4t, and are removably held in place by means of the screws 21, theheaded portions of which lie inside of the containers 20, and thethreaded portions of which extend throughthe top to receive suitablethumb-nuts 22. One of these fastening devices 21, 22 is preferablyplaced at each end of each container 20. Similar arcuate containers 23are associated with the casing near the base, one of the same beingsecured to the stationary section of the casing, and the other to theswinging door. The lower casings 23 are secured to the sheet metal sidewall of the casing by fastening devices similar to those described aboveand shown at 21, 22. All of these arcuate containers are provided withremovable end caps 24, which when removed, permit a suitable deodorantor germicide to be placed in the containers.- Preferably, the twoarcuate containers 20 associated with the top are filled with germicide,and the two similar containers in the lower part of the casing arefilled with a deodorant. For

ventilating purposes, the casing is preferably per'forated as shown at25, the perfora- The door is then closed and the top tions beingelongated, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The receiver isthus made sosanitary in its nature that the receiver may be placed inside of a'housewithout being objectionable in any way.

vVhen the paper receptacle 9 has been filled, the top of the casing isremoved and the door 5 is opened, thereby permitting the paperreceptacle 9 and its contents to be freely moved from the casing in alateral direction. As the door 5 permits free access to the interior ofthe casing, the paper receptacle 9 may be slid laterally from itsposition within the casing, thereby obviating the necessity of liftingthe receptacle vertically, which would probably result in tearing thereceptacle, due to the weight of its contents. When the full receptacleis thus removed, its closure 10 is swung to its closed position, and thepaper receptacle may then be carried to its place of disposal by anyappropriate carrying device, such as that illustrated in Fig. 6. Such acarrier may comprise a plurality of rings 26 composed of metal, or anyother suitable material, and a supporting base 27, the base and ringsbeing interconnected by means of chains 28. A chain 29 may be connectedto the uppermost ring 26 and serve as a handle. This constructionrenders the carrying device collapsible, and when the parts are in theirnormal carrying position, they provide a satisfactory and efficientcarrying means for the receptacle 9, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

The paper receptacles 9 may be destroyed, as they can be cheaply made.Their specific construction is immaterial to the present invention, butpreferably they are stamped from a sheet of stiff paper and madecylindrical in shape to conform with the interior space of the casing.Although the receptacle 9 has beenreferred to as a paper receptacle, andalthough this is the preferred material of which the receptacle is made,I do not wish to limit myself to this material, as any cheap destroyablereceptacle may be used, which necessitates lateral withdrawing of thereceptacle out of the casing. Furthermore, I do not wish to limit myselfto the details of construction illustrated and described, as variousmodifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention, as defined in the accompanying claims.

What I claim is 1. A receiver for garbage and the like comprising anoutercasing, an inner selfsupporting paper receptacle designed to besupported on the bottom of said casing and to receive the garbage, andmeans to permit the paper receptacle to be removed laterally from thecasing.

2. A receiver for garbage and the like, comprising a cylindrical casing,a cylindrical self-supporting paper receptacle adapted to be positionedtherein, and a door so mounted on the casing as to permit lateralmovement of the paper receptacle to and from the casmg.

3. A receiver for garbage and the like, comprising a longitudinallydivided cylindrical casing, the sections thereof being hingedlyconnected, and a destroyable and fragile but self-supporting receptacleadapted to be supported on the bottom of said casing and removedlaterally from the casing.

4. A receiver for garbage and the like, comprising an outer casing andan inner destroyable and fragile but self-supporting receptacle adaptedto be supported on the bottom of said casing 'to' receive the garbage,and means to permit said receptacle to be removed laterally from thecasing.

5. A receiver for garbage and the like, comprising a cylindricallongitudinally divided casing, the sections thereof being hingedlyconnected, a removable cover associated with the casing and adapted Whenin position to hold said sections in closed position, and meansassociated with the meeting edges of-said sections to frictionally Vproduce a tight closure and to hold the sections together to facilitatepositioning of the cover.

6. A receiver forgarbage and the like, comprising a cylindricallongitudinally dividedcasing, the sections thereof being hlngedlyconnected, a removable cover associated With the casing and adapted Whenin position to hold said sections in closed .position, and meanscomprising a recess associated With one of the meeting edges of 3 saidsections adapted to receive the edge portion of the other section toproduce a tight closure andfrictionally hold said sections in closedposition to facilitate positioning of the cover. I

In testimony Whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of tWo Witnesses.f r

V ANTHONY ED. LANG.

Witnesses: 7

ARTHUR L. BRYANT, VERNON T. Houerrron.

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Washington, D. O.

